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Albion's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Albion took in $384 thousand and spent $341 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes32%Federal tax money9.4%County and local tax money8.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

9.4%

of Albion's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
32%$122 thousand
Other taxes
-0.3%-$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses-$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
9.4%$36 thousand

State tax money47%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
47%$182 thousand

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$32 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

77%

of Albion's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$264 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$264 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Albion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Albion itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.